PMID- 28791400 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180521 LR - 20220727 IS - 1791-3004 (Electronic) IS - 1791-2997 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 4 DP - 2017 Oct TI - MicroRNA‑744 inhibits tumor cell proliferation and invasion of gastric cancer via targeting brain‑derived neurotrophic factor. PG - 5055-5061 LID - 10.3892/mmr.2017.7167 [doi] AB - Gastric cancer is the fourth most common malignancy and the third leading cause of cancer‑associated deaths worldwide. It has previously been demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs) are actively involved in the pathogenesis of gastric cancer. Therefore, miRNAs have been proposed as promising therapeutic targets in gastric cancer patients. MiR‑744 is aberrantly expressed in different types of human cancer. However, the expression pattern and biological roles of miR‑744 in gastric cancer remain unknown. The present study demonstrated that miR‑744 expression was low in gastric cancer tissues and cell lines. Low expression levels of miR‑744 was significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis, invasive depth and TNM staging in gastric cancer patients. The restoration of miR‑744 expression inhibited cell proliferation and invasion in vitro. Bioinformatic prediction, luciferase reporter assay, reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis verified that brain‑derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a direct target of miR‑744 in gastric cancer cells. Furthermore, BDNF was upregulated in gastric cancer tissues and inversely correlated with miR‑744 expression. Furthermore, enforced BDNF expression reversed the tumor‑suppressing effects of miR‑744 on the proliferation and invasion of gastric cancer cells, indicating that BDNF is a functional mediator of miR‑744 in gastric cancer. The present study suggests that miR‑744 is a potential prognostic biomarker and treatment target in gastric cancer patients. FAU - Xu, Ai-Jun AU - Xu AJ AD - Department of Endoscope, The Cancer Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China. FAU - Fu, Li-Na AU - Fu LN AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Tianjin Fourth Central Hospital, Tianjin 300140, P.R. China. FAU - Wu, Hua-Xing AU - Wu HX AD - Department of Endoscope, The Cancer Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China. FAU - Yao, Xiao-Li AU - Yao XL AD - Department of Endoscope, The Cancer Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China. FAU - Meng, Rui AU - Meng R AD - Department of Endoscope, The Cancer Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Retracted Publication DEP - 20170804 PL - Greece TA - Mol Med Rep JT - Molecular medicine reports JID - 101475259 RN - 0 (3' Untranslated Regions) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (MIRN744 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) SB - IM RIN - Mol Med Rep. 2022 Sep;26(3):. PMID: 35894137 MH - 3' Untranslated Regions MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Computational Biology/methods MH - Female MH - Gene Expression MH - Genes, Reporter MH - Humans MH - Male MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics MH - Middle Aged MH - Neoplasm Grading MH - Neoplasm Metastasis MH - Neoplasm Staging MH - *RNA Interference MH - Stomach Neoplasms/*genetics/pathology EDAT- 2017/08/10 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/22 06:00 CRDT- 2017/08/10 06:00 PHST- 2017/03/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/07/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/08/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/08/10 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.3892/mmr.2017.7167 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Med Rep. 2017 Oct;16(4):5055-5061. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7167. Epub 2017 Aug 4.